/*
*    Qizx/open 3.0 beta
*
* This code is the open-source version of Qizx.
* Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Axyana Software -- All rights reserved.
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License 
*  Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in 
*  compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
*  http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
*  WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
*  for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
*  License.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Xavier Franc - Axyana Software.
*
*/
using System;
namespace System.Qizx.Api {

    /// <summary> Resolves a module URI specified by a XQuery 'import module' declaration.</summary>
    public interface ModuleResolver {
        /// <summary> 
        /// Resolves a module namespace to one or several compilation units.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="moduleNamespaceURI">target namespace of the module to import.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="locationHints">optional URI's used as resolution hints.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns> one or several physical locations of module units.
        /// </returns>
        /// <throws>  MalformedURLException if provided module URI's or hints are invalid </throws>
        System.Uri[] resolve(string moduleNamespaceURI, System.String[] locationHints);
    }
}